Kraig Becker
Writer at Freelance
Contributing Writer at Step Outside
World traveler, freelance writer, adventurer, and all around silly guy.
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3 days ago |
rv.com | Amy Burger |Kraig Becker
Seth Burgett’s infatuation with cars started long before he could drive. He remembers first being fascinated by vehicle mechanics as a kid, sitting on an engine piston in his neighbor’s woodshed in central Illinois. By the age of 10, he was installing trailer brakes on a pickup truck. “It was wired in me from the very beginning,” he says.
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4 days ago |
rv.com | Daliah Singer |Kraig Becker
In the early 1950s, campers had to be industrious. Tent trailers were a rare commodity, so avid travelers built their own. Eugene Lewis Vesely was one of those people. While planning for a family excursion to Alaska, he built a collapsible tent atop a boat trailer. The trip never happened, but a business—Vesely Manufacturing Company—was born. Based in Michigan, Vesely started with soft-topped tent trailers, offering a range of styles and price points, adopting the brand name Apache.
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5 days ago |
rv.com | Kraig Becker
This destination trailer makes a swanky retreat. Destination trailers are having a moment right now. Larger and more spacious than the traditional towable, these RVs are designed for extended stays. Often, they remain parked at an RV resort or a private campground, and while their size makes them less nimble than other rigs, they make up for it with residential-style floor plans and posh amenities. And when it comes to the destination concept, Forest River is leading the way as of late.
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1 week ago |
rv.com | Kraig Becker
Tariffs are back in the news, AEONrv wins major honors, and other news from the past week. Welcome to another edition of our weekly round-up of the latest news from the RV industry. Here are a few things that went down over the past week that you might want to know about:Pleasure-Way Launches New Plateau XLTW Class B Model: Luxury RV manufacturer Pleasure-Way announced a new model this week, adding the innovative Plateau XLTW to its already impressive line-up.
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1 week ago |
rv.com | Kraig Becker
Thoughtful design and a long list of standard features make this four-season travel trailer a must-see. Northwood is up to its old tricks with the all-new Arctic Fox NXT travel trailer. As usual, the latest addition to the company’s lineup exhibits the outstanding build quality we’ve come to expect from the brand, along with a host of cleverly designed features.
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When most of us think about the Nile River we imagine what as calm, but travel upstream and you’ll discover that closer to its source it is wild, untamed, and filled with rapids. Check out this video of Sadat Kawawa navigating the rough waters: https://t.co/xh4CnGvqv8 https://t.co/oNQTUegVvv
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